Pillow rest



Sept. 27,- 1938. s. ALEXANDER 09 PILLOW REST Filed March 19, 1936 Patented Sept. 27, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to pillow rests such as may be used on couches and also to a device which can be used as a guard on a childs bed to prevent a child from falling.

My present invention comprises an improvement over the invention covered in my pending application, Serial No. 30,319, filed July 8, 1935.

An object of my present invention is to provide a rest which can be secured in position on a mattress and in such a manner that it cannot be easily displaced.

A further object, of my invention, is to provide a device of the character described which can be used as a guard for the purpose above set out.

As illustrated in the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improved support.

Figure 2 is an end view of a couch illustrating the manner in which the said support is attached thereto for supporting a pillow thereon.

Figure 3 is a plan view in section on line 3--3 of Figure 4.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view, on an enlarged scale, showing the construction of the clamping means.

In the form illustrated, my improved guard comprises a frame having a pair of L-shaped side members 55 which are joined by connecting bars 6-6. If desired, the said frame may be constructed of a single piece of rod joined together, as by welding, at I.

The clamping member consists of a pair of sleeves 8 which are mounted upon vertical posts 9 of the side members 5.

The said sleeves 8 are formed by a series of coils formed from the ends of parallel extensions In which are joined together by a clamping bar ll. Straight bar portions l2 extend upwardly from the top coils of said sleeves and may be secured in engagement with the bars of clamping washers I 3 which fit around the said bars and have a notch M to receive the extensions l2.

In the use of my improved support, in combination with a mattress, the lower extensions of the side members 5 are inserted under the mattress and the clamping member, comprising the bar II, is forced downwardly upon said mattress by sliding the sleeves 8 on the bars 9. It will be noted that the forward portion of the bars I is bent slightly downwardly. This will cause the bar II to imbed itself firmly in the mattress and at the same time cock the coils laterally, causing them to clamp unto the bars 9 and thus retain the support firmly attached to the mattress.

9 by means After the said clamping member is firmly pressed into engagement with the mattress and clamped thereon by the sleeves 8, the said sleeves are additionally clamped to the bars 9 by means of the washers I3 which are forced downwardly over the extensions I2 thus forcing the said extensions with their ends against the bars 9 and thereby clamping the same thereto to prevent upward movement of the said sleeves upon the bars.

If it is desired to use my support as a safety guard for a childs bed, the said support is used in the same manner as illustrated in Figure 2, with the exception that slip covers I and I6 may be used over the said guard as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 1.

I claim:

1. A support of the character described comprising L-shaped side members, coils forming sleeves slidable thereon, extensions on said sleeves, and means slidable on said extensions andside members for securing the said sleeves by clamping said extensions to said side members, and a clamping bar member extending from said sleeves for clamping said support in position.

2. A support of the character described comprising a frame having L-shaped members, a clamping member slidable on said L-shaped members; the said clamping member comprising a unitary wire structure formed to provide sleeves surrounding portions of said support, extensions on said sleeves, and separate means slidable upon said extensions and side members for securing said extensions in engagement with said support to retain the said clamping member in clamped position thereon.

3. A support of the character described comprising L-shaped side members and a clamping member operating to secure a mattress upon the base of said side members, coils integral with said clamping member and slidable on said support for clamping said clamping member thereto upon engagement with said mattress, and separate means comprising extensions on said coils and separate members slidable upon said side mem-- bers and extensions for securing said coils to said support.

4. A support of the character described comprising L-shaped side members, a clamping bar adapted to clamp the said support to a mattress. sleeves on said clamping bar slidable on said side members, extensions on said sleeves normally spaced from said L-shaped side members and securing means slidable upon said side members over the ends of said extensions for securing the same to said side members when the said securing members are moved over said extensions.

5. A support comprising a frame having parallel upright members, a U-shaped member slidable on said upright members; the said U-shaped member comprising a. unitary wire structure formed to provide sleeves surrounding portions of said upright members, extensions on said sleeves, and separate means slidable on said extensions, and upright members for securing said extensions to said upright members to retain the said U-shaped member in clamped position 5 thereon.

SAMUEL ALEXANDER. 

